A friend of Jeremy Corbyn asked a printing company if they could produce tens of thousands of leaflets, posters and lawn signs for an “independent candidates in the election”.
The leaked email, revealed by The Sunday Times, adds to speculation that the former Labour leader is preparing to stand against his old party at the next general election.
Corbyn, who has represented Islington North since 1983, has not held the Labour whip since he claimed the problem of antisemitism within the party had been overstated under his leadership.
Sir Keir Starmer has since banned him from standing for Labour at the next election.
